Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #25 – May 23, 2014, 08:30:52 am OH, OH, sounds like you might have a customer for your coach AND a chance to move up!! Quote Selected
Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #26 – May 23, 2014, 02:39:40 pm Raleigh,I have been reading this thread and I am, with a great deal of hesitancy, going to throw in my two cents worth. Understand, I am both brand new to Foretravels and brand new to RVing. I just became a proud owner of a 2007 40-foot Nimbus just over a week ago.In that time, I have put 1,200 miles on this hardly used coach (came with just over 10,000 miles) driving it back to Virginia from Nacogdoches. I have to agree with the general response here: both the build quality and support supplied have been phenomenal. I expected to have issues with any coach and this was no exception. The folks at MOT (where the coach was received on consignment) went through it with a fine-toothed comb and serviced all areas before I even saw it. All batteries were replaced and new tires installed, as well as a comprehensive front-to-back service (and replacement, if needed) of all other components. Despite that, my own foolishness managed to uncover a flaw that had apparently existed since the coach was built. I exhausted fuel down to a 1/4 tank level before trying to make a fuel stop. This would theoretically have left me with about 40 gallons of fuel. What I, and no one else realized, was that the fuel line feed to the engine had been erroneously connected to the fuel tank outlet for the generator. This also meant the fuel line feed to the generator had been erroneously connected to the fuel tank outlet for the engine. This matters, as the generator fuel feed is designed to be exhausted when the tank fuel level reaches the 1/4 level, to prevent fuel exhaustion to the engine.The practical result was that I glided to a stop at the top of the exit ramp with no way to restart the engine. Generator ran fine, so no fuel contamination problems. Just no fuel to the engine.The relevance to your question concerns the outstanding support I received from the MOT staff. They worked with me over the phone to diagnose the issue. They also communicated directly with other support personnel over the next five hours (ranging from a heavy equipment tow operator to Cummings mechanics) until the problem was verified and I was refueled and everything was operating normally again. MOT also covered all expenses associated with the issue. I have also noted in my research similar comments about FOT. These folks clearly believe in and stand behind the Foretravel product.I can only indirectly comment on other Foretravel attributes, due to my inexperience. It has been many years since I have ridden in a class A motorhome. I found the Foretravel to be amazingly quiet and well built. Rattles and shudders that I seemed to recall were not present. Examples of attention to details are too numerous to list, but seem to be never-ending—I find something new almost every time I am in the coach.Obviously, no one owner's experience is exactly like another's. However, the tone of the responses you have seen here is the exact type of response that led me to focus in on Foretravel as our "first and final" coach of choice.I wish you the best of luck in your search. Safe travels,Don Rickey Quote Selected
Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #27 – May 23, 2014, 11:25:52 pm They covered your expenses for tha. Very impressive. They didn't have to do that. That right there is first class. Quote Selected
Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #28 – May 23, 2014, 11:42:24 pm Quote from: Don Rickey – May 23, 2014, 02:39:40 pmI found the Foretravel to be amazingly quiet and well built. Rattles and shudders that I seemed to recall were not present.This has been our experience, too. In fact we comment on it at least once on every trip. And our Foretravel is now 21 years old (and was the bottom of the line... the "entry level" coach). The DW grew up with RVs and her parents had a string of motor homes over 30 years and both of us have ridden with them in their coaches. We remember rattles, shakes and noises which the owners seemed not to notice. Nothing like that in our coach; two decades old and still comfy.Craig Quote Selected
Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #29 – May 25, 2014, 07:24:36 pm Everyone,Thank you so very much for your welcomes, responses, opinions and information...all very valuable. We may, indeed, become converts .We are going to do our best to make it to the factory, take the tour, peruse the coaches, etc.. I'm sure we will be making good use of this forum and the knowledge of you folks. I will be posting more questions in the near future...like here in a few minutes.Thank you again, and we'll keep you informed of our progress.Raleigh Quote Selected
Re: Do we really want a Foretravel? Reply #30 – May 26, 2014, 11:31:05 am I couldn't afford new, but having been around here a few years the big difference between SOB and Foretravel is the people. At the factory and MOT the commitment to quality is beyond compare in this business. Add to that the support of the people here over any issue, and there's nowhere else in the RV business like it. Come on in, have a seat and stay awhile. You'll be glad you did. Quote Selected
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